Getting Started: Players are greeted by a CanTEAM avatar who provides instructions on how to play. Discovered through play testing, users are eager to click the PLAY button and explore other sections on the main screen—How to Play, About, Meet the CanTEAM, and ABC Careers. Players are prompted to enter their name, to choose an amount of multiple choice questions to be answered, and select the level of difficulty.

Learning through Gaming: With each click of the “Spin” button, the arrow lands at random on a category and a multiple choice question is displayed. Once the answer is submitted, one of eight CanTEAM avatars—each with a unique personality and interest that span STEM fields—will respond to confirm or provide the correct answer, as well as share a fun fact and a career related to the subject matter. Throughout the game, players can keep track of their scoring potential, and have the option of selecting harder questions in the next round to gain more points.

Distribution of the CD: Through support from the Motorola Foundation, Carnegie Science Center is working with American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association. The CanTEEN Library Interactive will be distributed to more than 2,500 middle schools nationally. An additional 500 copies will be circulated to partners in-and-out of classrooms locally and nationally. The interactive game, while designed with girls in mind, is also suitable for middle school boys.